"Sir, how much are you willing to pay?" Teng Yunlong laughed as he looked at the leader.
The leader laughed lightly and said, "You will be responsible for the materials. The price will be 100 taels of silver for one Frost Jade Saber! I believe you will have no problem with that. "
"100 taels of silver?" Teng Yunlong frowned. Although 100 taels of silver was a large amount, the Frost Jade Saber was a unique skill of Teng Jia Village. The materials were expensive and the difficulty of forging it was very high. If sold outside, it would be worth at least 100 taels of silver. If it was sold for 100 taels of silver, the profit would be too little.
"Sir, isn't that too little?" Teng Yongfan said.
The leader sneered, "Alright, don't treat us like fools! If we offered a high price, we wouldn't have to come here personally! 100 taels of silver, do you accept or not? "
"Yes!"
Teng Yunlong squeezed out a smile and said, "Sir, it's only 182 Frost Jade Sabers. Teng Jia Village has never accepted such a big deal before. The materials stored in the village are only enough to forge two Frost Jade Sabers. The materials will cost a lot of money … Sir, why don't you give us the money first? "
"We haven't gotten the item yet, and we're giving you the money?" The leader sneered.
Teng Qingshan, who was quietly watching from the side, was shocked. "Does this leader not want to pay? 100 taels of silver for one saber is a big deal worth nearly 20,000 taels of silver. Even if the village took out all the money they had, they would barely be able to raise the money. Does this leader want to use force? "Teng Qingshan was ready to act to prevent the worst from happening.
"Sir, you must be joking. Teng Jia Village is just an ordinary village. How much money can we have? We can't even buy the materials, so how can we forge weapons for you? "Teng Yunlong laughed," Sir, please understand our difficulties. "
The leader's face darkened.
Teng Yongfan, who was at the side, laughed, "Sir, with your status, are you worried that an ordinary village will steal your money? Teng Jia Village has been here for generations, so it is impossible for us to escape. Sir, please pay us the money first. When the time comes, we will give you the Frost Jade Sabers. "
The leader hesitated for a moment and then sneered, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for your poor manor to gather the money."
As he spoke, he took out a stack of banknotes and threw them on the table.
"There are eight thousand taels of silver banknotes with the Yangzhou Bank's seal on them. You all can examine them carefully." The black fox fur coat leader said.
Yangzhou Bank?
Teng Qingshan looked at it carefully. This was the first time he had seen a banknote.
On the banknote, there was a big seal with the words' Yang Yan ', and on top of it, there were also complicated numbers such as' One, Two, Three, Four '. At the bottom, there was a line of words:' The Eight Major Sects of the Nine Regions have decreed that those who forge banknotes will be killed without mercy '.
Teng Qingshan was shocked when he saw this. "The eight great sects of the Nine Prefectures? There are eight of the strongest sects in the Nine Prefectures? "
"Silver notes? This … … "Teng Yunlong frowned," Milord, you have to pay money when you go to the bank. Furthermore... this business deal involved nearly twenty thousand silver taels. This amount of money was far from enough. We're just a small village, I'm afraid … "Teng Yunlong said hesitantly.
The leader stood up with a 'whoosh', his face gloomy.
"Hmph, eight thousand silver taels, not even a copper coin more! We'll write a written receipt. When the time comes, you go to Yi City to deliver the goods, and we'll pay the rest. " The leader said coldly. The two subordinates behind the leader also put their hands on the hilts of the long sabers at their waists. Many cavalrymen outside the courtyard also stared at the courtyard like tigers watching their prey.
Teng Qingshan secretly took a deep breath and was ready to act at any time.
Teng Yunlong and Teng Yongfan looked at each other.
"Since Milord has said so, we'll write a written receipt." Teng Yunlong laughed.
"That's right." The leader smiled.
Both sides immediately signed and made a written receipt. On it, the delivery place, time, payment, and so on were stated in detail.
"Eh, Milord, you want us to deliver the goods to Yi City's Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce?" Teng Yunlong said in surprise, "So Milords are from Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce."
"It's good that you know. Don't play any tricks with us. Also, when the time comes, we'll check every Frost Jade Saber. If there's a problem with the quality, hmph …" After the leader finished speaking, he took the written receipt and directly strode out of the courtyard.
"Brothers, let's go!"
Under the command, the group of cavalrymen majestically rushed out.
"Father, what's going on with this Yangzhou Bank?" Teng Qingshan looked at the silver taels in confusion.
Teng Yongfan smiled and explained, "Qingshan, in this world of the nine prefectures, the richest are the Yangzhou Salt Merchants and the Yuzhou Merchants. After all, Yangzhou and Yuzhou are the two most prosperous states in the nine prefectures. Therefore, in this world, there were only two banks that were truly trustworthy. One was the Yang State Bank, and the other was the Yu State Bank. Only the silver taels of these two banks can travel unhindered in the world. Of course, we don't accept silver taels. "
"Why?" Teng Qingshan was puzzled.
Weren't silver taels convenient to store?
"These silver taels are actually the 'proof of exchange' obtained by storing gold and silver in the banks. These silver taels have special serial numbers and special craftsmanship. They prevent forgery. Since the banks help you store money, they naturally have to collect a certain amount of money. Therefore, even though these eight thousand taels of silver taels seem to be banknotes, when I go to collect them, I won't be able to get that much. "
Teng Qingshan understood.
In modern society, saving money had interest, but in ancient times, saving money required payment.
This was understandable. In ancient society, when merchants did business, it was troublesome to carry large amounts of gold and silver. Silver taels were easier to carry, easier to hide, and safer.
"Don't tell me that no one counterfeits silver taels?" Teng Qingshan asked.
Grandfather Teng Yunlong laughed, "Haha, who would dare? Didn't you read the next sentence ….. The eight great sects of the nine prefectures have decreed that anyone who counterfeits silver taels will be killed without mercy. "
"What are the eight great sects?" Teng Qingshan asked.
Teng Yongfan explained, "Qingshan, I told you in the past that in Yangzhou, the strongest sect is Qing Hu Island. In the other eight prefectures, there are also super sects. In this world, there are eight great powers, and they are called the eight great sects. If anyone disobeys their joint decree, they will have nowhere to run in this world! "
In the nine prefectures, there were only eight.
It seemed that one of the prefectures didn't have any super sects. In other words, one super sect controlled two prefectures.
"The eight great sects are like the eight great feudal lords!" Teng Qingshan thought to himself.
The sects were the strongest forces in this world. Each sect had a powerful army. Even the Gui Yuan Sect had six thousand Black Armoured Corps!
What about the eight great sects?
"Yangzhou's salt merchants are rich and have many experts under them. They aren't afraid of us embezzling this money." Teng Yunlong sneered and turned to look at Teng Yongfan. He instructed, "Yongfan, tonight, secretly go to Old Third Wang and place an order! Tell him to tell his boss the materials we want to buy. Tell his boss to send the materials over quickly. "
"Don't worry." Teng Yongfan nodded.
"The most troublesome thing now is time!" Teng Yongfan frowned and said, "Master, there is still more than a month. It is really difficult to forge 182 Frost Jade Sabers. Moreover, the other brothers don't know how to forge Frost Jade Sabers. No one in the clan can help. "
"It's okay. Once the materials arrive, I will forge with you." Teng Yunlong said.
"Master ….." Teng Yongfan was shocked.
"What? Do you think I am too old?" Teng Yunlong laughed.
Teng Yunlong was already over sixty years old. His physical strength and energy were declining. Forging Frost Jade Sabers required high arm strength and skills.
"Don't worry, I am just helping. When the time comes, you will have to forge most of the 182 Frost Jade Sabers." Teng Yunlong said.
"Okay." Teng Yongfan immediately turned to look at Qingshan. "Qingshan, I have something for you to do. Tomorrow, you will lead your hunting team into the mountains again. Go to the Frost Jade Pool to get some water. "
"Where is the Frost Jade Pool?" Teng Qingshan asked doubtfully.
However, Teng Qingshan guessed that the Frost Jade Sabers and the Frost Jade Pool were related.
"Don't worry. Qinghu and the other old members know. Tell them and they will bring you there. The quenching agent used to forge Frost Jade Sabers must be the water from the Frost Jade Pool. Bring two water tanks there and fill them up. " Teng Qingshan knew nothing about forging. He only nodded and said, "Don't worry, Father."
*****
This business had a great impact on the clan.
After all, it was worth nearly twenty thousand taels of silver. The Teng Jia Village didn't dare to relax. Early the next morning, Teng Qingshan led the hunting team into the mountains.
"Qingshan, the people of Teng Jia Village can eat well and wear well. We rely on the Frost Jade Sabers. " In the Great Yan Mountain, Teng Qinghu smiled and explained, "The forging of the Frost Jade Sabers depends on the forging technique and the water of the Frost Jade Pool. Qingshan, you don't know … the water of the Frost Jade Pool is really cold. "
Teng Qingshan was slightly surprised.
"Even in the summer, the water is cold, much colder than the ice and snow in winter. However, the strange thing is that it doesn't freeze!" Another clansman said, "Using this water to quench weapons will make them sharp and tough."
"If you put your hand into the cold pool, your hand will immediately go numb."
"Last time, I chased a wild chicken and it fell in. Once it fell in, it froze to death. It couldn't climb up at all. "
The surrounding clansmen talked one after another. Obviously, they had all seen the magic of the Frost Jade Pool.
"So magical?" Teng Qingshan was very surprised.
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